Fly Boy ?????

Seems to me this book pales in comparison to the Kennedy family
worshipping done by many in this country. Notice the book about GB 41
comes out after he's retired from politics. It seems that the last
thing GWB would want during an election is a close association with his
dad. His dad is known for 2 things, "read my lips" and leaving Saddam
in power. Wasn't GHWB the youngest Navy pilot of WWII?

You don't understand. Hero-worshipping military men is repugnant if
done by Republicans, perfectly acceptable if done by Democrats. (Back
in 1992 I offered a pact to a local Democrat: that I would write Colin
Powell's name onto the New Hampshire presidential preference ballot if
she would do the same on her ballot. She said: "Oh! I could *never*
vote for a military man!" So ... guess who is the local chair of the
Wesley Clark campaign today?)

Bush 41 is not the albatross that many think. The media tell you that
he lost the election (a close one) because of a recession and a war
that turned out badly (in that Saddam remained in power). What they do
not tell you is that Ross Perot got 15 percent of the popular vote.
Where would those votes have gone if Perot had not been in the race?
And do you see a Perot on the horizon today?

I rather doubt Bush 41 was the youngest USN pilot of WWII, though he
was certainly just a boy. No doubt there were many young men who lied
about their ages and who became pilots.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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